San Jose, California -(JUNE 7, 2006) -Silicon Optix, a leading supplier of advanced video -image digital processing systems and integrated circuits (ICs), announced today that SMART Technologies Inc. has introduced the SMART Board 600i interactive whiteboard system (600i system) that will feature the Realta HQV® video engine. The 600i system combines a SMART Board™ interactive whiteboard and the new Unifi™ projector,in which the Realta HQV® video engine is housed. The system will be featured at SMART's booth 1431 at InfoComm.

About SMART
SMART Technologies Inc. is both the industry pioneer and global education market leader in easy -to -use interactive whiteboards and other group collaboration tools. SMART products include the family of award -winning SMART Board interactive whiteboards, as well as interactive pen displays, interactive digital signage, wireless slates and software. Using SMART products, groups can access and share the information they need to meet, teach, train and present. SMART has been issued and maintains a broad portfolio of patents with numerous other U.S., Canadian and other patents pending. SMART customers include NASA, Texas Instruments, BMW, Toyota Motors, DaimlerChrysler, Boeing, Lucent Technologies, NTT, the Los Angeles Lakers, Novartis, the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Accenture, Procter & Gamble, British Telecom, Disney Imagineering and Harvard University.
SMART is a private company founded in 1987. Employing more than 800 people, SMART is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, with assembly facilities in Ottawa, and offices in Bonn, Tokyo, New York City and Washington DC. In 1992, SMART formed a strategic alliance with Intel® Corporation that resulted in joint product development and marketing efforts, and Intel's equity ownership in the company. SMART products are sold through dealers across North America and distributors worldwide. For more information, visit www.smarttech.com.

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